Two die in separate stabbing attacks

Two men were fatally stabbed in separate attacks yesterday, raising fresh concern over the level of knife crime. In one attack, an Asian man in his 20s was injured while waiting for a bus with a friend in Ilford town centre, east London, early yesterday.

Officers described the attacker as black, in his early 20s and between 5ft 7in and 5ft 8in. The victim was taken to King George's Hospital, Goodmayes, where he died from his injuries. Detective Chief Inspector John Macdonald said police wanted to track down a friend of the victim who was present during the attack at a bus stop in Chapel Road.

In another incident four men were arrested in Southampton yesterday after a teenager was knifed, also in the early hours. The incident took place at around 2am in Obelisk Road, Woolston. The victim died in hospital.